Method of producing gasoline



Patented No a 14, 1 933 I METHOD OF PRODUCING GASOLINE Gary B. Wagner, Qhicago, 111., asslgnor to The Pint-6h? Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation o No Drawing. Application June 5, 1928- Serial No. 283,145 1 2 Claims. (o 190-10) This invention relates to'an improved-process the temperature and pressure conditions set of manufacturing gasoline-like hydrocarbons forth, will react with each other to form additive from unsaturated hydrocarbon gases, and has compounds of higher molecular weights. for its primary object the provision of a-simple Through regulated conditions these compounds 5 and improved process capable of ready and comcan be kept at such molecular weights as to reng mercial application, adapted for thepur'pose of der them suitable particularly for use as motor recovering in liquid form, fractions from unsatfuels. urated hydrocarbon gases which may be used as What is claimed is: motor fuels. 1. The continuous process of producing gaso- In accordance with the present invention, a line-like hydrocarbons .of relatively higher 5 I body of unsaturated hydrocarbon gases, obtained, molecular weight from those of lower molecular for example, from vapor phase systems of oil conweight, which consists in passing unsaturated version, are passed under relatively high preshydrocarbon gases of the'ethylene series includsures, varying between 600 to 1500 pounds perv ing ethylene, propylene and. butylene over a square inch, and at temperatures varying between catalyzing agent consisting of a metallic halide 70 350 to 700 F., over a catalytic material. This catwhile said gases are maintained at a temperature alytic material may be one of many, butjl prefer of between 350 F. to 700 F. and at a pressure of to use metallic halides such as aluminum chlobetween 600 to 1500 pounds per square inch, said ride, aluminum bromide, nickel chloride, iron, metallic halide being Sel d fr m' ny ne 1 a chloride, zincchloride, and titanium chloride up on i t g of vthev following compounds! 75 In addition I may use such materialsas palladium aluminum chloride, aluminum bromide, nickel sponge, platinum sponge, and finely divided alloys chloride, iron chloride, and titanium chloride. of these metals with other metals belonging to 2 The continuous pro s of ing gaso the eighth group of the periodic series. I may li ike hydr ar ns of relativ ly hi h r also employ with satisfactory results silica gel; molecular weight from those of lower molecular 8o activated charcoal, fullers" earth, death'valley weight, which consists in passing unsaturated clay, bentonite,'and"simllar partially hydrated, hydrocarbon gases obtained from vapor phase silicates and silicic acid compoun These catsystems of oil, conversion over a catalyzing agent alysts, comprising the three general groups set consisting of a metallic halide while said gases forth, may be used singly 'or independently of are maintained at'a temperature of between 350 each other or in various combinations, as desired. F. to F. and at a pressure of between 600 to In thisoperation the unsaturated hydrocar- 1500 pounds per square inch, said metallic halide bons, such as ethylene, ,CzH4,- propylene CaHc, being selected from anyone of a group consisting and butylene C4Ha, which have whatds known as of the following compounds: aluminum chloride, 5 a double bond, are capableof reacting chemically aluminum bromide, nickel chloride, iron chloride, 90 with the halogens to formadditive'compounds. and titanium chloride. These compounds, when properly treated under w CARY R. WAGNER.

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